Hot Springs, SD Population

Overview

3,407

Total Population

54.9

Median age

45.38%

Female population %

120.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

81.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Hot Springs's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Hot Springs is 54.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Hot Springs's population under 18 was 16.41%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Hot Springs's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 31.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Hot Springs, 13.68% were under the age of 15, 14.03% aged 15 to 29, 41.12% aged 30 to 64, 26.03% aged 65 to 84, and 5.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 315 less females than males in Hot Springs:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.38% females and 54.62% males in Hot Springs, SD.
The Hot Springs, SD gender ratio is 120.4:100 i.e. 120.4 men to 100 women (1.204).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 183.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 223.

Hot Springs's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Hot Springs population: 75.32% are White, 14.32% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.94% are Asian and 8.42% are multiracial.
Hot Springs's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,387 (99.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Hot Springs is White with a population of 2,566 (75.32% of the total population).

Hot Springs's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 4,420 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Hot Springs's population decreased by 680 (15.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Hot Springs's population decreased by 349 (9.33%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Hot Springs's population was lowest in year 2020 at 3,391.